Course aims/objectives:	Provide knowledge on innovation and its management, product development, technology transfer and other problems in this area.
Learning outcomes:	The students having successfully passed the course:   1) understand and analyse, evaluate and synthesise innovation in the contemporary world;   2) know the main principles of sustainable development and analyse them;   3) can formulate innovation related topical problems and know the major schools of thought and development trends;   4) know interdisciplinary connections and communicate with experts of other areas;   5) can understand and formulate broader political, economic, social, legal and environmental problems behind the innovation problems;   6) can evaluate and analyse innovation development problems in enterprises and in the whole country;   7) are adaptable in new technological, technical, ecological, political and social situations;   8) have positive attitudes and are able to solve innovative problems and make optimal decisions.
Brief description of the course (topics):	The importance of innovation. Models of innovation. Innovation as a management process. The context of innovation and the role of the state. Managing innovation within firms. Innovation and operations management. Managing intellectual property. Managing technology and knowledge. Managing organisational knowledge. Strategic alliances and networks. Management of research and development. The role of technology transfer in innovation. New product development. Product and brand strategy. New product development. Packaging and product development. Market research and its influence on new product development. Managing the new product development team.